10 pcs manicotti pasta, cooked and drained
1 tbsp shredded parmesan cheese
16 ozs low-fat spaghetti sauce
1 tsp salt
10 ozs frozen spinach,
thawed and drained 1/4 tsp garlic powder
7 ozs fat-free cottage cheese
4 ozs shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup egg whites, slightly beaten
1. Preheat oven to 400. In a 11" x 7" dish, spread 3/4 cup sauce evenly onto bottom; set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese, egg whites, Parmesan cheese, salt, and garlic powder.
3. Mix well.
4. Stuff each cooked manicotti shell with heaping 1/4 cup spinach mixture.
5. Arrange pasta over sauce in dish.
6. Spread remaining sauce over pasta.
7. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes, or until bubbling.
8. Sprinkle with mozzarella.
9. Bake, uncovered, for 7 more minutes, or until cheese has melted.